Question

The Bigtown football team outscored its opponents 5:2 last season. If their opponents scored 38 points, how many points did Bigtown score?

Answer 1

Answer: 95 points

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The Bigtown football team outscored its opponents 5:2 last season.

Let x be the points scored by Bigtown.

The opponents scored 38 points.

Then, we have the following equation :-

$\dfrac{x}{38}=\dfrac{5}{2}\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\dfrac{5\times38}{2}\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\dfrac{5\times38}{2}=95$

Hence, Bigtown scored 95 points.

Answer 2

The answer would be 114. I did 3 times 38 and thats what i got. I hope it helps:D This is from your friendly Tolkien fan.